Ms Freda Miriklis is the immediate past president of the 22nd International President of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women - known as BPW International worldwide.

She was the youngest President to serve BPW International, in the organisation’s 80 year history. Freda served on the Executive Board of BPW International and Board of Directors. From 2005-2008 she was elected Executive Secretary, Chair of the Constitution Advisory Committee and elected Vice President - United Nations and Chair, United Nations Committee for the Status of Women, serving from 2008-2011.

She was responsible for the organisation's annual program of events in New York during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and UN Representatives in New York, Geneva, Vienna, at UN Agencies of FAO in Rome, UNESCO in Paris, WHO, WTO, ILO in Geneva.

She was appointed by the President to chair the WEPs Special Taskforce with oversight responsibilities for Equal Pay Day programs internationally.

Since 2009, Freda lead consultations with industry and business leaders across the Asia Pacific region exploring the potential for the Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business (WEPs) - a joint initiative of UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact.

She is an internationally recognised speaker on the WEPs and was appointed by the United Nations to the Women's Empowerment Principles Leadership Group (WEPs LG) in 2011 - a diverse group of 30 people form around the world bringing expert perspectives and providing sound advice to guide the WEPs.

Freda has represented BPW International at numerous UN meetings including the Commission for the Status of Women in New York, the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome, the World Health Organisation in Geneva and the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York; she has represented Australia at APEC WLN meetings and the Commonwealth Business Forum during CHOGM. She is a board member of Commonwealth Business Women.

Freda is an investment adviser by profession having worked in the wealth management/investment advisory industry since 1992. She is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FinSia), an active participant of the Women in FinSia Committee, licensed Designated Trading Representative (DTR) with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and a Master Stockbroker with the Stockbrokers Association of Australia.

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